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Home Safety

2018-08-14

Home Fire Safety

According to the National Fire Protection Association, each year approximately 400,000 house fires are reported. What’s most alarming is that nearly 3,500 people are killed in house fires each year. Sadly, many fire prevention experts agree that the majority of these deaths are preventable. In this video we’ll be discussing fire safety, and more precisely, how to survive a fire if one should happen in your home.

Tools & Materials

Smoke detector, Fire extinguisher, Escape ladder, Evacuation plan

Steps

Make sure there is a smoke detector installed on every level of your home and in every bedroom. Test them monthly, and replace batteries every six months. If the smoke detector is more than 10 years old, replace it with a new one.

If you are in a room with a closed door when the alarm goes off, touch the door with the back of your hand to see if it's hot. Don't touch the door knob. If the door is hot, there might be a fire on the other side. Find an alternate route.

Have an escape ladder in every upstairs room, in case your only means of escape is through the window.

Always call the fire department first before putting out a fire.

You should have at least one fire extinguisher near the kitchen. To use an extinguisher, pull the pin, stand back six to eight feet and squeeze the handle while sweeping from side to side.

Make sure your family has an exit strategy and practices it frequently.

Home Safety

You walk in the kitchen for your favorite midnight snack. But the instant the light is flipped on, a rodent scurries behind your refrigerator. It’s hard to tell who was more startled; you or the mouse.